Posted by jclint on November 21, 2004, at 13:38:32
In reply to Re: IVE started it :-S ---- -AnneL » crazychickuk, posted by anneL on November 20, 2004, at 11:55:22
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> You have two goals; one is short term, the other is long term.
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> Short-term: Relief from Anxiety. Talk to your doctor about getting on a regular dosing schedule of Valium or change to another longer-acting Benzo.
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> Long-Term: Reaching a therapeutic dosage of Effexor. I started feeling better once I was taking 75 mg. daily for two weeks. I felt better yet when I was at 111.5 mg. I felt better when I got to 150 mg. and best at 225 mg. a day. My threshold for Effexor is a maximum of 225 mg. a day. I have tried 287.5 mg. and 300 mg. and I feel like I have "medicine head" at those doses.
> It took me about 2 months to get to 225 mg. a day.
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> IMHO, without klonopin I would never have made it past the first two weeks due to the "activating" effects of Effexor.
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> You will do fine on Effexor once your anxiety and panic are resolved by a benzo that works for you.
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> Best of Luck,
> AnneL
>Unfortunately Anne, most of the doctors in the UK are not very benzo-friendly. I can't even get a short term supply from my pdoc, despite my anxiety clearly qualifying for it.
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